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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 19, 2021 at 5:01 pm

   Points won directly behind the serve:
   30 % Safin – 47 of 152
   40 % Roddick – 61 of 150

   Roddick’s last match as the best player in the world (3-hour 22-minute encounter). He was three points away from losing the match in four sets at *5:6 (40/30), then won 13 points in a row. He led 4:3* in the decider as the Russian [86] took the last three games. A-Rod hadn’t any break point between the end of the 1st set and the last game of the match as he squandered a double break point (Safin won the final four points in this manner: ace, unreturned second serve, two volleys). Before the Safin match, Roddick was in tremendous form defeating in straight sets very good players (Gonzalez, Ulihrach, Dent, Schalken), who were presenting different styles. It seemed A-Rod was on his way to claim second major in a row to consolidate his rule in men’s tennis.

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